Valhalla Awaits Me When I Die.
Chris D, South Bend, IN. He is truly wise who’s travelled far and knows the ways of the world. He who has travelled Can tell...
I’m gay; with pride and fear.
Mark Albin, South Bend, IN I love the person I am, but I also sometimes fear that other people, that strangers, will hurt me. My...
Don’t teach children labeling early on.
Elaina Barber South Bend, IN I worked in a kindergarten classroom my senior year of high school and those kids didn’t care about the color...
Teach us our history, free them.
Myron Anthony, South Bend, IN I grew up my whole life in a predominately white city. I grew up thinking that Christopher Columbus was a...
Is systematic racism still around? Yes.
Ryan, South Bend, IN A lot of people say that systematic racism doesn’t exist anymore, such as laws and policies. However, something pretty modern, the...
“What type of Asian are you”
Chrissie Lai, South Bend, IN ‘They all look alike’…..I’m Vietnamese. “Oh, I thought you were Hawaiian because of your complexion. Oh well, every Asian look...
“You are surprisingly well spoken”
Anna Ortega, South Bend, IN A professor said this to me after giving a presentation in class. Why? Because I’m not white? Because I’m a...
White woman – never a suspect: unfair!
Beth Marchant, South Bend, IN I often feel like I could commit the most grievous crime, yet I would never be suspected because I am...
Fight the urge to judge unfamiliarity
Lucie Horvath, South Bend, IN Given my white privilege, practicing humility is so important when it comes to educating and trying to improve myself. I...
Race: too much for six words.
Barbara White, South Bend, IN Race is deep and multilayered. Race is long-standing. Race is the DNA of USA. Race is insidious, outright, and unrecognizable...
